I was once...

[Nevyn]

.. born and raised to become a scout.

I could move freely and appreciate hills and swamps all the same. But then I happened upon some ancient ruins and my life changed forever.

I am now El-Tut.
An indian War-Elephant that while strong and sturdy can walk over hills and rivers as if it was grass. The last thing you will see is me, El-Tut.

Now I am El-Gothia
A powerful knight, also known as Arn. My range makes people die over my awesomeness when they realize I am coming through woods like if it wasn't even there.

I now have guns as El-Custer
This is awesome. But while I am a knight with ammo, why am I just patrolling south west border? I wanna fight Hiawatha!

Transformation Complete. Behold El-Tanko
Famous last words: - I am travelling swift into enemy territory and wooo, where did all these air planes come from...

The End

 

[Heerlo]

Is this based on your war with Hiawatha in your other thread?

Let me guess:You went into his territory with that unit and the planes destroyed it.

Is that right?

 

[Nevyn]

That is correct. What I like with this forum is that people like you take time to read and engage. That you made this connection makes me want to write more posts. Thanks!

Poor El-Tut going all the way to El-Tanko and then gets killed due to the commander in chief (me) didn't take airplanes into the equation. Kinda like Hitler going east and didn't think of when the rus says 'winter' they are not kidding. =)

I haven't played for a week, but now I am. My science city is one turn from its first atom bomb. Mowhahaha!

Current stats, turn 354, year 1934:
Sci: +999
Gold: +58
Happzy: +76
Culture: +531

Iron: 24
Horses: 69
Coal: 22
Oil: 43
Aluminium: 16
Uranium: 5

Trade some away? Well there is still the issue of all civs hating my guts for being a warmonger.

Just now I don't care. Hiawatha will get nuked. So be it. El-Tut have spoken.

 

[Heerlo]

That unit doing all that is pretty funny.

Pretty recently I had a cavalry that I sent to another continent to explore.It got some ancient ruins and turned into a tank!

I think I eventually upgraded it to Modern Armor.

At first I didn't get this thing that you wrote, but then I thought about it and it sounded like that's what it was.

And also, how do you get happiness that high?Mine hardly ever(if ever) even gets to 30.

And 999 science?Whoa.

I'd kinda like to see a conclusion to your game with Hiawatha.That was interesting.

 

[Nevyn]

First off I play on Prince level. My way would probably not work on higher difficulties. I also play as India. High population is awesome.

But this is what I did. I restart until I got a nice city near a river, and a mountain close enough for my second city (3 + 3 tiles away, these are going to grow large). And then I focus on science and culture. And make my second city my science city. This is where I build the great library and national collage. And an observatory. In the meantime I let my capital build whatever comes about, but my third city got placed near ocean with good tiles and got to be economy/artist city.

So:
Second city: high focus on science.
Third city: high focus on economy.
Capital: high focus on culture.

I also have 10 city states as ally. 1 is maritime and 1 is militaristic. The rest are cultured and give me happiness, culture and science.

In this game I have over-expanded a bit. 10 cities now, only 1 as puppet. But I can afford to do so because my main three are super duper.

Culture by top 3:
Capital: 188
Second: 57
Third: 54

Science by top 3:
Second: 312
Capital: 248
Third: 133

 

[Nevyn]

I'll continue my story here. 2 and 3 turns until I have built my A-Bombs as warm presents for Hiawatha.

But first I would like to report on my two major cities. City Screen. Turn 356, 1936 AD.

Capital: 37 Citizens.
Food: + 17
Production: +148.5
Gold: +153.92
Science: +248
Culture: +195

Specialists complete in:
bank
factory
market
museum
opera house
public school
research lab (actually vacant, new citizen in 3 turns)
stock exchange
temple
university
windmill
workshop

Wonders:
big ben
chichen itza
cristo redentor
eiffel tower
iron works
national treasury
notre dame
palace
pentagon
sistine chapel
statue of liberty
taj majal
the great wall
the hagia sophia
the hanging gardens
the louvre
the pyramids

Great People:
Artist +38
Scientist +15
Merchant: +33
Engineer: +29


Science City: 27 Citizens
Food: +11
Production: +89.9
Gold: 56.73
Science: +312
Culture: +57

Specialists complete in:
bank
factory
market
(museum - none)
opera house
public school
research lab
(stock exchange - none)
temple
university
workshop
Observatory built.

Wonders:
brandebburg gate
national collage
national epic
oxford university
the great library
the kremlin
the oracle
the porclain tower

Great People:
Artist: +10
Scientist: +33
Merchant: +10
Engineer: +15

 

[Heerlo]

My goodness!You must be good.

I don't think I've ever had a city with that many people.

Anyway, thanks for the update.

 

[Nevyn]

From the other thread on this topic.

I think I've never had 859 science, how you managed to do that and still suffer from air units lack?
edit: no really, how you managed to get 859?

I had artillery and infantry while Hiawatha was seemingly back in the stone age. I was researching for wonders when I, as Darth Gandhi, decided to go for the atom bomb. So I started beelining towards that.

This is when Hiawatha also shows up with artillery and infantry and so I really had to push all my troops to meet Hiawatha. El-Tut was killed facing air planes which I had not researched. Luckely I could buy and build AA-units and shifted my research to stuff like flight that I had ignored.

Now I am in complete control again and at this point Hiawatha can still just build air planes while I have bombers and jet fighters. I could totally eradicate him using conventional forces but I just built my first A-Bomb and the other is due in 2 turns. And in a captured Hiawatha sea-city, I am building a carrier. He has many cities but most in the size of 7-14. But far back I see two cities at the size 22 and 24. Guess what they'll get. Mowahaha!

As for getting a lot of science? Mainly population. But this time I really took advantage of building a science city. I built every wonder that gives bonuses to science and the key thing is that this city is next to a mountain so it can build an observatory.

Oh and city states gives me tonnes of science too.

 

[Heerlo]

Sounds like Hiawatha's gonna get it

 

[Rockhard]

Hah, I'd love a screenshot, or even better, a very short clip where you give the order and the bomb is away.... and... wait for it... DIRECT HIT!

 

[Nevyn]

I have that game on my PC at home in Stockholm. But I am commuting and work a lot from Göteborg. Think I'll stay here for another two weeks. But once home again, I'll post some screenshots.

 

[Heerlo]

I have that game on my PC at home in Stockholm.

Lol.Stockholm is a city state in Civ 5.

 

[Nevyn]

Lol.Stockholm is a city state in Civ 5.

Yeah. But if it wasn't what would be the unique building? IKEA +4 happiness, 20% hammers, replacing workshop? UA Socialism - Convert gold to happiness? And how about some troops? Same deer warrior? Lol.

Still loved that in CIV you could research one hit albums and build the ABBA Wonder.

 

[Heerlo]

Yeah. But if it wasn't what would be the unique building? .

You mean if it was a regular Civ?

 

[Nevyn]

I don't think Sweden fit into a epic game. We had our time in Europe. Guess Ragnar of the Danes have to do as a compression of what is Norse and what would become Sweden. And the whole 'Viking' thing is as blown up out of proportion as the romance around 'Samurai'. It is just tales and spin.

Anyway, I am back in Stockholm and will enjoy a few hours of civ. Nukes to come.

 

[Nevyn]

Catherine - Guarded
Washington - Guarded
Hiawatha - War!
Bismark - Guarded
Darius I - Guarded
Ramesses II - Guarded
Suleiman - Friendly
What? What can we trade. Oh nothing?
August Caesar - Friendly
Why? What can we trade?
Iron for Horses? I don't think so. And emperor, if the only thing you got to trade is horses, you really should save up to do a RA with me. I have nukes you know.
Elizabeth - Guarded

 

[Nevyn]

My Center
http://prntscr.com/6fqsy

 

[Nevyn]

My Bad
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[Nevyn]

My good
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[Heerlo]

Why is there black stuff on the city name on that screenshot in the link?